May 4: Emmy nominee Tim Daly returns to the stage in Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Penelope Skinner's The Ruins of Civilization. The new work is set in a future new world order and follows a married couple who allows a stranger into their home.

May 5: Yale Repertory Theatre's production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days officially opens with Oscar winner Dianne Wiest. She stars in the two-hander opposite Jarlath Conroy, with direction by James Bundy.

LAST CHANCE

May 1: Don't miss Tony winner Phylicia Rashad ( A Raisin in the Sun) in the Public Theater's acclaimed production of Tarell Alvin McCraney's Head of Passes, directed by Tina Landau. The new Off-Broadway drama is inspired by the Book of Job and explores family, acceptance and the power of faith.

May 3: Three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie makes a triumphant return to the stage following her battle with cancer as Mrs. Anna in The King and I. She is joined by Hawaii Five-O star Daniel Dae Kim, making his Broadway debut as The King of Siam.

May 3: New York hopefuls head to Chelsea Studios to try and land a role in Broadway's smash hit musical Hamilton. The open call auditions are sure to be a popular event.

May 4: Tony-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon debuts his latest work at New York City Ballet, An American Rhapsody, set to Gershwin’s popular “Rhapsody in Blue.“